The Little Theatre in Williamstown, A History 1946- 2021

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By Robert E. Glass

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On the evening of 23 May, 1946, nine thespian residents of Williamstown gathered at that City's Mechanics' Institute and formed the Williamstown Little Theatre Movement. Their immediate aim was to bring to the bayside suburb groups of good standing to provide plays, ballet and music of some cultural value. Ultimately, they hoped to 'encourage the actual production of drama in Williamstown'.

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This book tells the story of how, over the subsequent seventy-five years, the Movement established that Thursday evening, now the Williamstown Little Theatre Incorporated, (hereafter referred to as WLT), pursued and largely successfully achieved those aims. The book's primary purpose is to record and, in the context of the Theatre's seventy-fifth anniversary in 2021, celebrate the achievement of the men and women responsible for its growth and development into one of the leading non-professional theatres in Melbourne.

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Purchase a physical copy of the book by emailing secretary@wlt.org.au or download a free digital copy here:​